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This paper, written by Dr. Monica Horten, addresses the topic of intermediary liability in the context of new European Union policy proposals. These proposals introduce a new notion of ‘content responsibility’. The paper seeks to understand this notion and its consequences by analysing the policy proposals that have been tabled in 2016, as well as national and European case law.

This document represents CDT’s submitted response to the EU’s Digital Single Market consultation. CDT’s contribution to the consultation highlights the risk such regulation would pose for the Internet as an open and permissive space for public debate and free expression.